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<p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">** Please forgive the possible duplication, but due to server problems on the day of the first announcement
many people may not have received the initial transmission.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">03 January 2017 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Dear CALS Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Please consider submitting a proposal to the</span><span style="color:red">
</span><span style="color:black">inaugural Experiment Station Strategic Research Investment Fund. This Fund is intended to increase faculty success when using the Arizona Experiment Station Units. To learn more about those Units visit
<a href="http://aes.cals.arizona.edu/">http://aes.cals.arizona.edu/</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Specifically, we are seeking proposals that identify investments in infrastructure, equipment, and/or activities that increase the research capacity at Experiment Station Units. Possible investments might include but are not limited
to sensor arrays that generate data sets and the accompanying hardware and software to store and provide access to that data, or the conversion of analog data sets to digital on-line data for broader distribution to the research community. This is not a call
for a research proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We have $50,000 to fund proposals this year. Proposals seeking smaller amounts of money are strongly encouraged. The $50,000 could go to a single project, or split among many smaller projects. There is also the possibility that no
proposals will be funded. Our intention is for this to be an annual program. Financing for this program is from money generated by the Experiment Station Units. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">For more information contact Mitch McClaran at <a href="mailto:mcclaran@u.arizona.edu">
mcclaran@u.arizona.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Mitch McClaran<br>
Professor of Range Management, School of Natural Resources and the Environment<br>
Director for Research, Santa Rita Experimental Range<br>
Associate Director for Strategy and Range, Arizona Experiment Station<br>
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>
University of Arizona<br>
520-390-9801 (cell); 520-621-1673 (office); <a href="mailto:mcclaran@u.arizona.edu">
mcclaran@u.arizona.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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